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D.C. Student Wins Most Outstanding High School Graduate
Originally published June 19, 2013

Mayor Vincent Gray presented Friendship Collegiate Academy Student Phillip Pride with an award...more More Arrow
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High school students and teachers from McComb Mississippi with Members of SNCC, (standing on the front Row) Thomas E. Redmond, Dr. Frank Smith, Rev. Reginald M. Green, Mr. Tim Jenkins and Mr. Reggie Robinson.
Mississippi Students Take Prizes at National History Competition in D.C.
by Titus Ledbetter III
June 19, 2013 - At 17, Zaccheus McEwan already believes that a very limited narrative of Mississippi’s Civil Rights Movement is found in textbooks, so he worked with his classmates to produce an award-winning documentary on the voting rights struggle in his hometown.more More Arrow

Ron Daniels addresses the crowd gathered for the march protesting the War on Drugs at Lafayette Park Photo Credit/Freddie Allen/NNPA.
Activists Urge End to War on Drugs
by Freddie Allen
June 19, 2013 - WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Black activists marked the 42nd anniversary of the War on Drugs with a protest in front of the White House aimed at ending a targeted action that has led to the disproportionate arresting, conviction and incarceration of Blacks for decades.more More Arrow

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Dr. Lucius Walker, Former Howard University Dean of Engineering, Dies at 77
by Blair Adams
June 14, 2013 - Dr. Lucius Walker, a mechanical engineer, engineering professor and education administrator died June 6 at age 77 following a lengthy illness.more More Arrow

This Aug. 28, 2012 image provided by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia shows former District of Columbia Councilmember Michael Brown during an FBI sting operation in Washington. Brown pleaded guilty to bribery on Monday, June 10, 2013, admitting he accepted tens of thousands of dollars from undercover FBI agents. Brown accepted $55,000 from the undercover agents over an eight-month period beginning last July, collecting money in $100 denominations concealed in coffee mugs and in duffel bags. Photo/U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia
Ex-D.C. Councilmember Michael Brown Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes
by Zachary Lester
June 12, 2013 - Michael A. Brown, a former member of the D.C. Council who was once a rising star in local politics, pleaded guilty to accepting $55,000 from FBI agents posing as business owners seeking a government contracting advantage, authorities said.more More Arrow

How Cloudy is Howard’s Financial Future?
by AFRO Staff
June 12, 2013 - In what seemed like the blink of an eye, expectations of Howard University’s financial future soured from an A rating by credit analysts in 2011 to an eminent collapse prediction by the vice chair of the board of trustees just before May’s commencement convocation.more More Arrow

A dancer performs during the festival.
D.C.’s Capital Pride 2013 Draws Thousands
by Ariel Medley and Talib Babb
June 12, 2013 - Thousands of people flocked to the District June 8-9 to celebrate diversity and victories in the battle against gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual discrimination at the 38th Annual Capital Pride festival.more More Arrow

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Capital Jazz Fest Draws Thousands to Columbia's Merriweather Post Pavilion
by AFRO Staff
June 12, 2013 - The 21st Annual Capital Jazz Fest 2013, featuring a variety of soul and jazz acts powered into Columbia's Merriweather Post Pavilion June 7 - 9, drawing thousands of music fans from across the nation who came tpo enjoy hours of outdoor musical entertainment.more More Arrow

Medical Marijuana
Pot Cultivation & Dispensary Locations Anger D.C.’s Ward 5 Residents
by Zenitha Prince
June 11, 2013 - Ward 5 residents have had enough. With five medical marijuana cultivation centers and one dispensary already approved for location in their neighborhoods along the northeast edge of the city, the residents said they have accommodated their fair share.more More Arrow

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Property Tax Relief Sought in D.C. for Poor Seniors
by Zenitha Prince
June 11, 2013 - D.C. Councilwoman Anita Bonds (D-At Large) has introduced legislation to ease the economic lot of seniors in the District.more More Arrow

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